Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MPC icon
126
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$307M 0.11% 7,413,953 -117,329 -2% -$4.85M
WBA
127
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$306M 0.11% 7,685,947 +96,061 +1% +$3.83M
RRX icon
128
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$306M 0.11% 2,487,700 -170,539 -6% -$20.9M
SCHW icon
129
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$174B
$305M 0.11% 5,753,017 +1,830,888 +47% +$97.1M
CB icon
130
Chubb
CB
$110B
$305M 0.11% 1,980,455 +20,282 +1% +$3.12M
ALL icon
131
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$303M 0.11% 2,760,256 +127,750 +5% +$14M
MO icon
132
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$303M 0.11% 7,395,414 -549,592 -7% -$22.5M
ACHC icon
133
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$303M 0.11% 6,019,608 -183,722 -3% -$9.23M
ZTS icon
134
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$302M 0.11% 1,827,267 +32,528 +2% +$5.38M
DOW icon
135
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$300M 0.11% 5,412,017 +85,238 +2% +$4.73M
ESI icon
136
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$299M 0.11% 16,868,777 -952,532 -5% -$16.9M
APD icon
137
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$297M 0.11% 1,087,527 +30,399 +3% +$8.3M
GILD icon
138
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$296M 0.11% 5,089,534 -9,954 -0.2% -$580K
INTU icon
139
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$295M 0.11% 775,419 +24,029 +3% +$9.13M
LYB icon
140
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$292M 0.11% 3,185,319 +26,430 +0.8% +$2.42M
NEE icon
141
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$291M 0.11% 3,774,759 +2,840,721 +304% +$219M
PWR icon
142
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$290M 0.1% 4,024,099 +17,173 +0.4% +$1.24M
DVA icon
143
DaVita
DVA
$9.85B
$288M 0.1% 2,457,527 -103,874 -4% -$12.2M
VLO icon
144
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$288M 0.1% 5,092,959 +18,290 +0.4% +$1.03M
PCAR icon
145
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$288M 0.1% 3,335,675 +24,970 +0.8% +$2.15M
LH icon
146
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$286M 0.1% 1,405,515 +17,800 +1% +$3.62M
TJX icon
147
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$284M 0.1% 4,156,973 -953,663 -19% -$65.1M
IP icon
148
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$282M 0.1% 5,678,435 -79,883 -1% -$3.97M
ALLY icon
149
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$282M 0.1% 7,903,295 -232,341 -3% -$8.28M
AGCO icon
150
AGCO
AGCO
$8.07B
$281M 0.1% 2,725,199 -75,731 -3% -$7.81M